If you’ve ever felt overlooked after doing the heavy lifting, this will hit close to home. Credit stealing rarely looks dramatic. It’s usually quiet. Polite. Strategic. Here’s how it actually happens: 1️⃣ You do the thinking. Someone else does the talking. You share ideas in 1:1s or prep calls. They repeat them confidently in senior meetings. No malice. Just better positioning. 2️⃣ You deliver quietly. They “manage” loudly. You execute. They give updates. Leadership remembers the voice they hear most often, not the hands that did the work. 3️⃣ You assume results will speak for themselves. They don’t. Silence gets interpreted as reliability, not impact. And reliability rarely gets spotlighted. Here’s the hard truth mid-managers learn late: Good work is necessary. But visible ownership is what earns recognition. This isn’t about playing dirty politics. It’s about learning to close the loop on your contribution. If you don’t frame your impact, someone else will, in their words. If this pattern keeps repeating in your career, don’t normalize it. Let’s break it. Book a strategy call with Amit. 👇 https://calendly.com/amitleadership/call

Being shut down once is uncomfortable. Being shut down repeatedly changes you. You stop raising your hand. You rehearse sentences in your head… and still stay quiet. You start doubting instincts that once served you well. That loss of self-trust is far more damaging than the shutdown itself. Here’s how to rebuild it slowly, deliberately, honestly. 1️⃣ Separate your voice from their reaction Being dismissed doesn’t mean you were wrong. It only means the room wasn’t ready, or safe for the truth. Don’t confuse rejection with incompetence. 2️⃣ Start keeping private evidence Write down: • Decisions you influenced • Problems you solved • Moments you handled pressure well Self-trust grows when you stop relying on memory during self-doubt. 3️⃣ Speak once, clearly, then stop over-explaining Over-explaining is a trauma response, not a communication flaw. Say the point. Pause. Let the silence do its work. Confidence isn’t volume. It’s containment. 4️⃣ Rebuild trust through small, visible stands You don’t need a big confrontation. Start with: • Asking one clear question • Disagreeing respectfully once a week • Naming your contribution without apology Self-trust returns when action aligns with truth. 5️⃣ Choose environments that don’t punish clarity No amount of inner work can survive a consistently unsafe culture. Sometimes rebuilding self-trust isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about refusing to shrink any further. Here’s what no one tells you: Team trust comes after self-trust. And leadership presence starts the moment you stop abandoning your own voice. Question: What’s one moment at work where you stopped trusting yourself and never went back? Don’t shrink further. Book a call with Amit and reset your leadership presence. 👉 https://calendly.com/amitleadership/call